Sentences with phrase «organic chemical compound called»

The researchers designed and synthesized two molecules based on a fragrant organic chemical compound called coumarin.
The researchers, who released their findings in the current issue of the Journal of Functional Foods, suggest that cruciferous vegetables — such as broccoli, brussels sprouts and cabbage — contain an organic chemical compound called indole glucosinolates, which breaks down into other compounds, including indolocarbazole — ICZ — in the stomach.

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Soy oil is generally separated from flaked soybeans — leaving defatted meal that's ground into flour — using a chemical called hexane, one of the volatile organic compounds that constitutes natural gas, crude oil and gasoline.
A study published in the Archives of Environmental Health in 1999, found that disposable diapers release chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and dipentene.
Cold, sluggish Titan has evolved much more slowly, so the dirty orange organic chemicals that tint its surface — most likely dominated by tarry compounds called tholins — could be a deep - freeze model of early Earth.
Tomato plants produce repellent chemicals called volatile organic compounds in response to herbivore attacks.
Like vehicles and power plants, trees emit airborne chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which in the presence of sunlight react with nitrogen oxides in vehicle fumes to form ozone, one of the components in smog that makes it a health threat.
Dirty laundry smells bad because of certain chemicals called volatile organic compounds, which can't always be washed out on an eco-friendly 20 ˚C cycle, according to a new study in the Journal of Chromatography A.
The sensor works by measuring levels of chemicals called volatile organic compounds present in exhaled breath.
On top of that, new carpets can also off - gas toxic chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) when you first bring them into your home.
These so - called «persistent organic pollutants... are mainly man - made [industrial] chemicals..., and... among the most hazardous compounds ever synthesized.
[12] An organic chemical compound (or related set of compounds) is called a vitamin when it can not be synthesized in sufficient quantities by an organism, and must be obtained from the diet.
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